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Infographic | Barbie movie

Olartemoure Blog

Mattel countersued, arguing that Carter Bryant , the designer of Bratz and a former employee of Mattel, had created the dolls while working for Mattel under a contract that stated all his designs were the property of Mattel, thereby making the Bratz design Mattel’s intellectual property.

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Another Doctor Learns Why It’s Unwise to Sue Patients

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

” Despite the contract, the defendants allegedly posted negative remarks about Hah’s work online. ” Despite the contract, the defendants allegedly posted negative remarks about Hah’s work online. Hah’s filings focused on breach of contract, so his other claims weren’t properly alleged.

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Software Company Still Fighting U.S. Navy Over Millions in Piracy Damages

TorrentFreak

It all started in 2011 when the US Navy began testing Bitmanagement’s 3D virtual reality application ‘BS Contact Geo’ After some testing, the Navy installed the software across its network, assuming that it had permission to do so. Software Company Sues US Navy. ” 579 ‘Infringing’ Copies.

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The Battle Over Poker NFTs

Plagiarism Today

In 2009, the Associated Press filed a lawsuit against artist Shepherd Fairey over the famous Obama “Hope” poster that he designed. As for the case itself, it was settled in 2011 with neither side surrendering their position. To that end, there are three particularly interesting cases to look at.

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Courts Still Have No Clue How to Determine Who Owns Social Media Accounts–JLM v. Gutman

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This is the latest entry in a long-running legal battle between Hayley Paige Gutman, a bridalwear designer, and JLM Couture, her one-time employer. Gutman created a Pinterest account in 2011 and an Instagram account in 2012, shortly after she began working for JLM. Spartz, Inc. Christou v.

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Muzzling Transferors of Intellectual Property: Assignor Estoppel in Canada

IPilogue

Many contracts assigning IP have detailed provisions dealing with the incidents of the assignment. Other contracts are brief, but all are written against the background of default rules such as those on estoppel. What if they got nothing extra from patenting or design registration? For example, in the U.K. ,

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Well-known Cases Proving the Importance of Intellectual Property Rights – part 3

CopyrightsWorld

turned out to be almost identical, and Gassée believed this to be a breach of contract. Samsung: The Supreme Court presided over a few major technology cases in 2019, but in one of the most important ones, it reversed a ruling that found Samsung liable to pay its profit from the entire line of Galaxy phones in 2011. However, Windows 2.0